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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904) · Public Domain

Paruah (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

Father or clan of Jehoshaphat, Solo- mon’s prefect in Issachar. Issachar stands tenth (in the LXX twelfth) among the prefectures. In Galilee these coincide with tribal districts. Out- side Galilee only Benjamin is a prefecture in itself.

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Paruah — ISBE (1915) article

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